Ludvig, son of ABBA star Benny Andersson, has revealed that the band showed “no nerves” during the first recordings of their new album Voyage.
The band formed by Agnetha Fältskog, 71, Björn Ulvaeus, 76, Benny, 74, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, 75, release their first new tracks for 40 years in the form of a studio album and will play the best hits’ tour as digital characters.
In a new interview, Ludvig, 39, who will help produce the upcoming shows, said “it was as if they had just come out the door since 1979” when they met after their four-decade hiatus.
They’re back! Benny Andersson’s son Ludvig has revealed that ABBA showed “no nerve” during the first recordings of his new album Voyage
Speaking alongside production partner Svana Gisla about the first recordings, the couple told The Mirror: “They were amazing. They did it for themselves, because they thought that if at the end of the day they didn’t like it, they wouldn’t touch anyone.
‘I didn’t see any nerves. It was as if they had just come out the door since 1979 and come back 40 years later.
Ludvig added of his shocking meeting: “There was never a time when they really said, ‘Okay, we’ll never do it again.’
Stars: In a new interview, Ludvig, 39 (pictured), who will help produce the upcoming shows, said that “it was as if they had just come out the door from 1979” when they met after the its four-decade hiatus
He went on to explain that the recordings were “so positive” that they “continued” and he felt “the joy of them working again as four.”
Svana added this Benny and Bjorn were horrified to have to shave their beards for the first time in 40 years in order to be able to wear motion capture costumes for the ABBA Voyage show.
She said they looked at her absolutely bewildered and said, “This will not happen at all.”
ABBA will release their new album on November 5, after the legendary Swedish pop group last released an album in 1981 when they released The Visitors.
Mamma Mia, here we go again! Speaking alongside production partner Svana Gisla about the first recordings (pictured), the couple told The Mirror, “They were amazing.”
Successful producers have teamed up with a team of 850 people from Industrial Light & Magic founded by George Lucas to create digital versions of themselves for the concert, using months of motion capture and performance techniques.
The ABBA concert experience will open on May 27, 2022 at the ABBA Arena, which is a state-of-the-art 3,000-seat pavilion located in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.
Discussing his plan for the tour, Bjorn said: “We are here in London to announce our new music, which will take place behind us in the newly built arena.”
Explaining how the idea came about, he said, “First it was two songs, then we said a few more. Then I said, well, why don’t we make a whole record?
Exciting news! Agnetha Fältskog, 71, Björn Ulvaeus, 76, Benny Andersson, 74, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, 75, return with a revolutionary concert and a new album, Voyage
“The first song I still have faith in you, I just knew it had to be about us. It’s about ‘realizing that it’s inconceivable to be where we are, no imagination could dream of it.
“Releasing a new record after 40 years and still being the best of friends and enjoying the company of everyone, total fidelity, who has experienced it? No one.
The concert will feature ABBA’s two new tracks, ‘I Still Have Faith In You’ and ‘Don’t Shut Me Down’, as well as songs from their upcoming album.
The quartet previously said they would never reform despite their huge worldwide popularity and achieve over 400 million album sales in 50 years.
Explaining why the English capital was her first choice, Benny explained that it is the “place to be,” and everyone travels there to do shows and concerts.
The tour will last an hour and a half and will feature 22 songs.
Among their new tracks, the band revealed that one of the songs will be a Christmas tune, which will be released later this year during the festive period.
The band, which is so famous for both their bright outfits and catchy melodies, enjoyed phenomenal success with a series of graphic hits in the 1970s and early 1980s after winning Eurovision in 1974 with the song Waterloo.
The group split in 1982 and has firmly resisted all offers to work together as an original lineup again.
Looking forward to it! The group (pictured in the 1980s) announced new music last Thursday afternoon as part of a “sensational comeback”